Sidney John Redgrave (5 August 1878 – 3 August 1958) was an Australian
cricket
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er.
He played 26
first-class matches for
New South Wales
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and
Queensland
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between 1904/05 and 1921/22.
Early life
Born John Sydney, he was always known as Sidney John. He was born in Sydney to Mary Kielly and Thomas Redgrave. He attended
Newington College
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.
After a few games for New South Wales, Sid Redgrave took up a coaching position in
Brisbane
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in 1907. He represented Queensland regularly between 1907 and 1921, with a highest score of 107 in a team total of 181 against New South Wales in 1911/12.
[''The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket'', Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 443.] He continued to coach in Brisbane after his first-class career ended, and was also a state selector.
[ His younger brother ]Bill
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left Sydney in 1903 to play first-class cricket in New Zealand.
See also
* List of New South Wales representative cricketers
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1878 births
1958 deaths
Australian cricketers
New South Wales cricketers
Queensland cricketers
Cricketers from Sydney
Australian cricket coaches
People educated at Newington College